Lot 92
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A superb gathering of five mold-formed pottery tomb attendants dressed in elegant garments that cover everything but their heads and hands. The figures present in seated poses with legs folded beneath their slender bodies, and each head is covered with a minimalist hat. Two figures have petite bowls set in front of their legs with one holding their right hand aloft and the other with the right hand down along the chest. A pair of identical figures feature upward-facing visages beneath bulbous hats and hold their left hands just beneath their chins. The fifth figure showcases a sidelock of hair and grasps a small implement in both hands along the left side of the torso. Remains of powdery orange pigment suggest how ornately each figure was painted and decorated at one time. Size of largest: 6.625" W x 10.4" H (16.8 cm x 26.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex Fine Asian Treasures in the late 1990's
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- Condition: All figures have minor abrasions, nicks to bases and peripheries, fading to pigment, softening to facial details, and a couple of stable hairline pressure fissures, otherwise intact and excellent. Light remains of original pigment throughout.
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